Exactly!

Awwww I think that's more for my benefit than his. I used to read my sister all the HP books, doing all the voices, and I enjoyed it so much that when I got married I started reading to him. I think the first book we did was The Princess Bride, which was a blast.

Oh awesome! I've never tried the audio books!

I know! I never understood how she did it. Any hairs that didn't get waxed, or popped up in between, she tweezed out herself.

Very true. Too much serious in the world, I guess, so people just go for easy stuff. Hey, shock value gets laughs, so I guess it's easy?

I worked with a girl once who adored waxing — in fact, couldn't stand not to. She waxed everything every week or so — arms, hands, feet, neck, head to toe. All hair had to be vanquished. And she loved it! More power to her — I can only wax in small doses.

Any highly opinionated site will stir up sensationalism and controversy, and yes, I agree that Gawker and Jez have leaned in the direction of sensational click-garnering material. But despite all the trolling and flaming going on the comment section, we also have a great deal of reasoned discourse and critical…

No, if he were making fun of sexism and racism (for example, the way Louis C.K. does) he'd point out the problems inherent therein. He simply plays to the lowest common denominator and leaves it at that.

It is interesting how lately some traditionally female-dominated areas, like nursing and education, are beginning to attract men again. Nursing especially — now the gender stigma of "nurse" no longer necessarily means "woman." Same with teaching, although male teachers, judging my my own educational community at…

McFarlane has gotten around the issue before by arguing that his approach to humor is to offend everyone.

So fantastic — thanks a ton! Really appreciate your sharing the resource :)

True, but I'd argue that eventually, the Oscar community needs to step outside their parameters of "important, white-centric dramatic movie where at least one person dies" and recognize the changing, increasingly diverse face of filmmaking.

Absolutely! Diagramming is truly a lost art. Most high schools don't teach it anymore, but it's fantastic. I actually think if it's taught correctly it really helps struggling readers visually string together parts of speech.

ACCOUTREMENTS!!!!!!!!

I just love that you diagrammed a sentence to present your argument. I can now tell my students that yes, yes they WILL use this in real life. Applause!

Actually, I was just listing a few popular ones that might realistically be on the Academy's radar. And since the Academy appreciates large-scale projects that garner attention and run smoothly, The Avengers is easy to reference — an ensemble cast flick that made 99% of the fandoms happy, made all the money, and had…

:) I have to agree with you on that — it is, I think, always a touch offensive when the powers that be perk up, see women being awesome, and suddenly realize "My God! Not only do they look good, but they DO things, too!"

True. :)

Anthropologically speaking, sports, particularly combat sports, are just an analog for battle, with similar concepts and motivations. MMA also has specific rules and regulations, as do other sports. Admittedly the goal in MMA is to physically dominate the other person, but there are more ways to do that than simply…

Awww, awesome! Love meeting a fellow Peabody fan!